Valentine is a historic neighborhood in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri. It is just north of the Westport entertainment district, bounded by Broadway on the east, Southwest Trafficway on the west, 31st Street on the north, and 40th Street on the south.[1]
Most of the houses in Valentine were built in the early 1900s and include such styles as Shirtwaist, Arts and Crafts, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and bungalow.[2][3]
The Valentine Neighborhood Association was formed in 1971. The first president was Joe Cigas, for whom a street is named.[4]
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- ^ Dumay, Jan (August 5, 2001). "An 'urban village' in the heart of Kansas City". The Kansas City Star.
- ^ Love, Alex (October 29, 2024). "Valentine Neighborhood sees another 23 homes demolished, locals question what comes next". KCTV5. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas City, MO Ordinance 970709. Effective 6/8/1997". City of Kansas City, MO. Retrieved December 18, 2015.